Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès (December 9, 1861 - January 21, 1938), full name Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French illusionist and filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. One of the first filmmakers to use multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, tracking shots, dissolves, and hand-painted color in his work, Méliès pioneered effects that would define cinematic special effects for decades to come.  A prolific innovator in the use of special effects, Méliès accidentally discovered the substitution stop trick in 1896, a method of creating seamless disappearing and/or appearing effects used throughout both films and television for decades to come.  Because of his ability to seemingly manipulate and transform reality through cinematography, Méliès is sometimes referred to as the first "Cinemagician". Two of his best-known films are A Trip to the Moon (1902) and The Impossible Voyage (1904). Both stories involve strange, surreal voyages, somewhat in the style of Jules Verne, and are considered among the most important early science fiction films, though their approach is closer to fantasy. Méliès was also an early pioneer of horror cinema, which can be traced back to his Le Manoir du diable (1896).   In early 1909 Méliès stopped making films to protest Thomas Edison's Motion Pictures Parents Company monopoly, and presided over the first meeting of the International Filmmakers Congress in Paris.  Further financial hardships created by his opposition to Edison and diminishing influence, Méliès disappeared from public life. By the mid-1920s he made a meager living as a candy and toy salesma in Paris, with the assistance of funds collected by other filmmakers.  Although he was recognized for his contributions in cinema, Méliès spent most of his later years in poverty before being accepted into La Maison du Retraite du Cinéma, the film industry's retirement home in Orly.  
Known For Directing
Most Rating 16.924
Birthday 1861-12-09
Place of Birth Paris, France
Also Known As Жорж Мельес, 조르주 멜리에스, Marie Georges Jean Méliès, ジョルジュ・メリエス, マリー・ジョルジュ・ジャン・メリエス,
A Trip to the Moon
1902

A Trip to the Moon

The Impossible Voyage
1904

The Impossible Voyage

The Living Playing Cards
1905

The Living Playing Cards

The Untamable Whiskers
1904

The Untamable Whiskers

The Infernal Cauldron
1903

The Infernal Cauldron

The One-Man Band
1900

The One-Man Band

The Four Troublesome Heads
1898

The Four Troublesome Heads

The Clockmaker's Dream
1904

The Clockmaker's Dream

The Ballet Master's Dream
1903

The Ballet Master's Dream

The Vanishing Lady
1896

The Vanishing Lady

A Terrible Night
1896

A Terrible Night

The Haunted Castle
1897

The Haunted Castle

The Astronomer's Dream
1898

The Astronomer's Dream

Joan of Arc
1900

Joan of Arc

The Indian Sorcerer
1908

The Indian Sorcerer

The Wandering Jew
1904

The Wandering Jew

Cinderella
1899

Cinderella

The Conquest of the Pole
1912

The Conquest of the Pole

The Black Imp
1905

The Black Imp

Bluebeard
1901

Bluebeard

The Haunted Castle
1896

The Haunted Castle

The Wonderful Living Fan
1904

The Wonderful Living Fan

The Monster
1903

The Monster

The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship
1905

The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship

The Temptation of St. Anthony
1898

The Temptation of St. Anthony

The Man with the Rubber Head
1901

The Man with the Rubber Head

The Diabolic Tenant
1909

The Diabolic Tenant

The Devil in a Convent
1899

The Devil in a Convent

The Mermaid
1904

The Mermaid

Long Distance Wireless Photography
1908

Long Distance Wireless Photography

The Conjurer
1899

The Conjurer

The Merry Frolics of Satan
1906

The Merry Frolics of Satan

The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match
1900

The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match

The Hilarious Posters
1906

The Hilarious Posters

The Infernal Cakewalk
1903

The Infernal Cakewalk

The Dreyfus Affair
1899

The Dreyfus Affair

The Melomaniac
1903

The Melomaniac

Summoning the Spirits
1899

Summoning the Spirits

Extraordinary Illusions
1903

Extraordinary Illusions

Hat of Many Surprises
1901

Hat of Many Surprises

Going to Bed Under Difficulties
1900

Going to Bed Under Difficulties

Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer
1904

Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer

The Human Pyramid
1899

The Human Pyramid

Up-to-Date Spiritualism
1900

Up-to-Date Spiritualism

Jupiter's Thunderballs
1903

Jupiter's Thunderballs

The Terrible Turkish Executioner
1904

The Terrible Turkish Executioner

Bob Kick, the Mischievous Kid
1903

Bob Kick, the Mischievous Kid

The Mystical Flame
1903

The Mystical Flame

The Bewitched Inn
1897

The Bewitched Inn

Whimsical Illusions
1909

Whimsical Illusions

Apparitions
1903

Apparitions

The Prolific Magical Egg
1902

The Prolific Magical Egg

Satan in Prison
1907

Satan in Prison

The Diabolical Church Window
1911

The Diabolical Church Window

The Magician's Cavern
1901

The Magician's Cavern

The Dwarf and the Giant
1901

The Dwarf and the Giant

The Oracle of Delphi
1903

The Oracle of Delphi

The Doctor's Secret
1909

The Doctor's Secret

A Moonlight Serenade
1904

A Moonlight Serenade

Playing Cards
1896

Playing Cards

A Mesmerian Experiment
1905

A Mesmerian Experiment

The Mysterious Retort
1906

The Mysterious Retort

Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter
1904

Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter

Faust in the Underworld
1903

Faust in the Underworld

The Witch
1906

The Witch

The Treasures of Satan
1902

The Treasures of Satan

The Devil and the Statue
1901

The Devil and the Statue

The Mysterious Knight
1899

The Mysterious Knight

The Artist and the Dummy
1900

The Artist and the Dummy

The Christmas Dream
1900

The Christmas Dream

Good Glue Sticks
1907

Good Glue Sticks

The Fugitive Apparitions
1904

The Fugitive Apparitions

The Kingdom of the Fairies
1903

The Kingdom of the Fairies

The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon
1907

The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon

The Knight of the Snow
1912

The Knight of the Snow

The Magic Lantern
1903

The Magic Lantern

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1907

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Pygmalion and Galatea
1898

Pygmalion and Galatea

Tunneling the English Channel
1907

Tunneling the English Channel

Alcofribas, The Master Magician
1903

Alcofribas, The Master Magician

A Nightmare
1896

A Nightmare

Naval Combat in Greece
1897

Naval Combat in Greece

Violons d'Ingres
1939

Violons d'Ingres

Méliès' Magic Show
1997

Méliès' Magic Show

The Extraordinary Voyage
2011

The Extraordinary Voyage

The Mysterious Portrait
1899

The Mysterious Portrait

The Devilish Plank
1904

The Devilish Plank

Tit for Tat
1904

Tit for Tat

Conjuring
1896

Conjuring

Gulliver's Travels Among the Lilliputians and the Giants
1902

Gulliver's Travels Among the Lilliputians and the Giants

The Christmas Angel
1904

The Christmas Angel

The Prince of Magicians
1901

The Prince of Magicians

The Human Fly
1902

The Human Fly

A Wager Between Two Magicians, or, Jealous of Myself
1904

A Wager Between Two Magicians, or, Jealous of Myself

Cleopatra's Tomb
1899

Cleopatra's Tomb

Robinson Crusoe
1902

Robinson Crusoe

Rip's Dream
1905

Rip's Dream

The Palace of the Arabian Nights
1905

The Palace of the Arabian Nights

The Mysterious Box
1903

The Mysterious Box

The Wizard, the Prince and the Good Fairy
1900

The Wizard, the Prince and the Good Fairy

The Triple Headed Lady
1901

The Triple Headed Lady

Tribulations; or, The Misfortunes of a Cobbler
1908

Tribulations; or, The Misfortunes of a Cobbler

The Pillar of Fire
1899

The Pillar of Fire

The Méliès Mystery
2021

The Méliès Mystery

Misfortune Never Comes Alone
1903

Misfortune Never Comes Alone

The Marvellous Wreath
1903

The Marvellous Wreath

A Fantastical Meal
1900

A Fantastical Meal

The Triple Conjurer and the Living Head
1900

The Triple Conjurer and the Living Head

The Magic Book
1900

The Magic Book

The Famous Box Trick
1898

The Famous Box Trick

The Magician
1898

The Magician

Between Calais and Dover
1897

Between Calais and Dover

The Firefall
1904

The Firefall

The Cook in Trouble
1904

The Cook in Trouble

El hombre que quiso ser Segundo
2014

El hombre que quiso ser Segundo

Cinematógrafo 1900
1979

Cinematógrafo 1900

A Midnight Episode
1899

A Midnight Episode

A Desperate Crime
1906

A Desperate Crime

Ali Barbouyou and Ali Bouf, In Oil
1907

Ali Barbouyou and Ali Bouf, In Oil

An Impossible Balancing Feat
1902

An Impossible Balancing Feat

Faust and Marguerite
1897

Faust and Marguerite

The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès
2012

The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès

Melies: Tales of Terror
2021

Melies: Tales of Terror

Gala Méliès
1929

Gala Méliès

The Brahmin and the Butterfly
1901

The Brahmin and the Butterfly

A Maiden's Paradise
1901

A Maiden's Paradise

The Temple of the Sun
1901

The Temple of the Sun

A Roadside Inn
1906

A Roadside Inn